- whitesmith
- noun Date: 14th century 1. tinsmith 2. a worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work
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whitesmith
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Whitesmith — White smith , n. 1. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whitesmith — [hwīt′smith΄, wīt′smith΄] n. 1. a worker in white metals; esp., a tinsmith 2. a worker in iron who does finishing, polishing, or galvanizing … English World dictionary
Whitesmith — A whitesmith is a person who works with white or light colored metals such as tin and pewter. While blacksmiths work mostly with hot metal, whitesmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal (although they might use a forge to shape their… … Wikipedia
whitesmith — /hwuyt smith , wuyt /, n. a tinsmith. [1275 1325; ME, modeled on BLACKSMITH] * * * … Universalium
whitesmith — noun A person who forges things out of tin or pewter. A tinsmith … Wiktionary
whitesmith — n. person who makes or fixes objects made from white metals; tinsmith, person who works in tin or tin plate; metal polisher, person who does finish work, one who polishes forged metal objects … English contemporary dictionary
whitesmith — noun a person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin. Origin ME: from white (denoting ‘white iron’, i.e. tin) + smith … English new terms dictionary
whitesmith — white•smith [[t]ˈ(h)waɪtˌsmɪθ, ˈwaɪt [/t]] n. a tinsmith • Etymology: 1275–1325 … From formal English to slang
whitesmith — /ˈwaɪtsmɪθ/ (say wuytsmith) noun → tinsmith …
whitesmith — n. 1 a worker in tin. 2 a polisher or finisher of metal goods … Useful english dictionary
